Trade body urges Reach compliance to members

AUTHOR(S)

Cozier, Muriel

PUB. DATE

June 2007

SOURCE

ICIS Chemical Business;6/25/2007, Vol. 2 Issue 72, p23

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports that European Plastic Converters (EuPC), a trade body for plastics converters, is pressing its members to get to grips with the European chemical legislation, Reach. Alexander Dangis, EuPC managing director, states that plastics converters need to wake up to the reality of the new and complex system for controlling chemicals, and take steps to ensure that the chemicals being used are registered.

ACCESSION #

25636621

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